Another section of the raiders meanwhile, visited Emden and bomb:
docks and petroleum sheds on the west side of Altebinnen Hoten. The attack went on for one hour, Several large fires, which threw out thick black smoke,' wore started in the petroleum sheds, and the quay, and a barge were hit.
The first raider to reach Flushing found a semi-circle of fat (anti-aircraft) ships drawn up round the har-dour entrance. They immediately opened an intense barrage, Light and heavy shore batteries. joined in, and high-angle machine-guns also added their quota, Through this barrage one of the raiders flew at 600 feet, One pilot said: "We got direct hits on dock buildings and presumably an ammunition dump, as there were large fires and tremendous. explosions, which were still going off as we heads fed out to sea again, "From 18 or 20 miles out, despite fe Athy weather, ce could sil see at" 800" feet." ihe explosions when we were
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